Well I have recovered from one of the most wonderful weekends of my life.
NJ Proghouse Homecoming Weekend was truly beautiful. I want to thank each and every person who attended Homecoming. You all are the lifeblood of progressive music by the manner in which you embraced each and every act over the weekend. And you the artists who were those acts, you were the oxygen that fed us all. Nine great acts who played your hearts out and gave us memorable after memorable performance. I will never forget what you did for the Homecoming. Roxy and Duke’s Crew and their fearless leader Jim Parks I give you all I can in the way of thanks for helping to make the Homecoming feel like a big old family shindig and for being part of the family. I am eternally grateful to have found my way to you all. Of course the STAPH of NJ Proghouse, Sharon and Jacob you are the ones who pick me up and carry me through the madness of putting this all together. You are ALL my source and I love you all. So I suppose that maybe we should do this again next year. What say you?

PRESALE PRICING:
Full weekend tickets: $125
Single Day tickets: $70 PER DAY

walk up pricing CASH ONLY after the presale has ended will be as follows:
$135 Full Weekend | $80 Single Day Beginning at 11am each day

Individual Band Admission Walk Up Pricing , CASH ONLY(subject to availability, please DO NOT CALL THE BOX OFFICE FOR THESE , Admission may be purchased 30 minutes prior to the band going on)$30 for the headliner each day (IZZ and Beardfish)$25 for all other bands

Advent
The Tea Club
Frogg Café (their first live concert in almost six years!)
IZZ
Tammy Scheffer’s Morning Bound
Thank You Scientist
District 97 w/ special guest: John Wetton
Beardfish (their ONLY US appearance in 2013)

Full weekend tickets: $125
Single Day tickets: $70 PER DAYThe Internet presale will end at 12PM on Friday, October 11th.(walk up pricing after the presale has ended will be as follows: $135 Full Weekend | $80 Single Day Beginning at 11am each day)

We are pleased to announce that performing between sets during Homecoming Weekend will be Tom Brislin!

“From a young age, I always knew that I would be a musician. While I was fortunate to have a clear sense of purpose early on, other decisions proved to be elusive. I loved so many types of music. I enjoyed writing songs and playing for other artists as well. Rather than choose one path, I just immersed myself in nearly every musical opportunity I could find myself in. Inevitably, the time came when I had to dig deep, put myself in a new environment, and create an album that reflected the different directions I’ve been pulled towards, both in music and in life.”

Tom Brislin is a musician, songwriter, and producer. After worldwide touring and recording on keyboards with several notable rock and pop artists, Tom relocated to Nashville, Tennessee from his native New Jersey to write and record his debut solo album, Hurry Up and Smell the Roses. The album, which Brislin describes as “Cinematic Pop”, was released in Fall 2012.

Hurry Up and Smell the Roses was written, produced, performed, and recorded by Brislin. The album features guest contributions from guitarist and platinum songwriter Clint Lagerberg, vocalist Annie Haslam of Renaissance, and Theremin synthesist Shueh-li Ong.

Influenced by his older siblings’ classic rock record collections, his parents’ love of jazz and classical music, and his own discovery of synth-laden pop, Brislin would eventually find himself performing in all of these settings. He has toured and recorded with Yes, Meat Loaf, Debbie Harry, Renaissance, Camel, Glen Burtnik,Francis Dunnery, and was the founder, lead singer and songwriter for the band Spiraling.

Music review site Babysue.com proclaims: “Hurry Up And Smell The Roses is a slick album chock full of intelligent compositions that shine a spotlight on this man’s unique gift for writing memorable melodies and smart pensive lyrics. He’s a master craftsman with arrangements…and he’s got a voice that’s absolutely fantastic.”

Due to a scheduling conflict with Oblivion Sun, they are unable to perform during the NJProghouse Homecoming Weekend 2013.
We are pleased to announce that Tammy Scheffer’s Morning Bound will now be our Sunday opener and Thank You Scientist will be 2nd, District 97 3rd, and Beardfish will finish off the evening.

Tickets are $65 per day or a weekend pass of $115.
GA seating. All who buy weekend seats will be able to hold their seats for both days.

There are only 150 seats available for each day so be prepared to buy tickets without delay.

Also, we will be accepting a limited number of NJP “supporters” ticket orders. For $200 you will have the ability to select your seat for the entire weekend with early entrance seating and then you will be able to enjoy that same privilege of the early entrance option through the end of 2014 for all NJP shows that you purchase tickets for. Please contact me at jim@proglion.com for this option.

Roxy and Duke’s has a tasty selection of beer and of course a full arsenal of the usual bar goodies as well as a wonderful menu from their full service kitchen. So be prepared to eat, drink and be proggy!

Soon we will post a list of some decent hotels in the area for anyone looking to stay the night.

More to come of course but that is all for now. I hope you all are as excited as we are here at NJP!